Stimulus properties of sound streams (janet anderson )

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Dear List Members,
I am conducting research on the development of a sonfiication of
physiological variables for use in anaesthesia. My interest is in the
control of attention when working with an auditory information display that
uses sound streams. Specific questions I am planning to address are -
1.. what properties of the sound streams make it easy or difficult for the
listener to pre-attentively perceive a change in the display,
2.. what properties facilitate the voluntary direction of attention to the
changing auditory dimensions within a stream, for eg. pitch and/or tempo, so
that information about the variable of interest can be extracted.
I am wondering whether anyone has some thoughts about whether auditory
stimulus dimensions can be integral or separable, along the lines of
Garner's (1970, 1974)classification of visual stimuli. Integral dimensions
facilitate tasks where both dimensions are attended to, but interfere with
tasks where one dimension is attended to. Separable dimensions have the
opposite effect. While there are some reports in the literature of integral
auditory dimensions such as pitch and loudness, I haven't seen any reference
to separable dimensions, and in fact I'm wondering whether this is a concept
that could be applied to sound stimuli. The other concept I'm wondering
about is auditory emergent features. Visual emergent features have a strong
facilitative effect on monitoring performance - what would an auditory
emergent feature within a sound stream be like?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated,
Jan
Jan Anderson
PhD Student
Swinburne Computer-Human Interaction Laboratory (SCHIL)
Swinburne University of Technology
Melbourne, Australia
Tel: 9214 8739
E-mail: janet(at)it.swin.edu.au
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in anaesthesia. My interest is in the control of attention when working =
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auditory information display that uses sound streams.&nbsp;Specific =
questions I=20
am planning to address are - </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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the sound streams make it easy or difficult for the listener to=20
pre-attentively perceive a change in the display, </SPAN></FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D715003105-23032001>what =
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facilitate the&nbsp;voluntary direction of attention to the changing =
auditory=20
dimensions within a stream, for eg. pitch and/or tempo, so that =
information=20
about the variable of interest can be =
extracted.</SPAN></FONT></LI></OL>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D715003105-23032001>I am =
wondering=20
whether anyone has some thoughts about whether auditory =
stimulus&nbsp;dimensions=20
can be integral or separable, along the lines of Garner's (1970,=20
1974)classification of visual stimuli. Integral dimensions facilitate =
tasks=20
where both dimensions are attended to, but interfere with tasks where =
one=20
dimension is attended to. Separable dimensions have the opposite effect. =
While=20
there are some reports in the literature of integral auditory dimensions =
such as=20
pitch and loudness, I haven't seen any reference to separable =
dimensions, and in=20
fact I'm wondering whether this is a concept that could be applied to =
sound=20
stimuli. The other concept I'm wondering about is auditory emergent =
features.=20
Visual emergent features have a strong facilitative effect on monitoring =
performance - what would&nbsp;an auditory emergent feature within a =
sound stream=20
be like?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D715003105-23032001>Any =
thoughts would=20
be greatly appreciated,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D715003105-23032001>Jan</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jan Anderson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PhD Student</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Swinburne Computer-Human Interaction =
Laboratory=20
(SCHIL)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Swinburne University of =
Technology</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D715003105-23032001>Melbourne,=20
Australia</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tel: 9214 =
8739</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>E-mail: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:janet(at)it.swin.edu.au">janet(at)it.swin.edu.au</A></FONT></DIV=
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